Linen & Curio Painted Dresser

This is how I found this piece.

I knew right away I loved the lines of it.

And the construction was great!

I found this dresser at

If you're on the hunt for a piece to give new life to,

Impact is the place!

The first thing I did was wipe the entire piece down with an all purpose

cleaner. I usually use Simple Green, but was out of that today.

Once I cleaned it I removed all the drawers.

removed the hardware from the drawers...

and set them aside.

I had a plan that involved different color drawers for this dresser.

And I was still deciding on Curio, or Boxwood.

Curio won.

I first mixed my Miss Mustard Seed milk Paint.

I like to mix in small batches so I don't waster any.

I started with 1/3 cup of the Linen color.

I add the powder TO the water a little bit at a time and pounce with the frother between additions.

Only mix for 10-20 seconds,

any longer and you'll get a foamy mixture, which you DON'T want.

I let the mix sit for a minute or 2 to settle.

I also added the bonding agent to the Linen paint mixture

so I would have a smooth finish with no chippys.

Before I started painting I rubbed the wax puck on 

the high edges around the body of the dresser.

This will help the Linen color "lift" when I rub over it with sand paper after the paint drys.

I wanted a few spots of the original wood to show through when I was finished.

The linen color won't stick whereever I rub the wax puck.

I stared adding the Linen paint to the body of the dresser.

The MMS brushes really help you get into all the little nooks and crannys,

and I highly recommend them.

It took 3 coats to get the white coverage I was looking for.

I painted the drawers.

I chose MMS Curio for the drawer color.

I added a little more water to my mixture so I 

would have something between a paint and a stain consistency.

I only used one coat of the Curio on the drawer fronts.

The entire piece was sanded with a 320 grit sandpaper.
I rubbed a little harder on the edges of the white to allow the natural wood to show through.

I added a coat of MMS Furniture Wax after all the paint had dried.

This piece is available for sale at

for $300.

Dimensions are

51" High

40" Wide

21" Deep